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fiftance ; we got a few Hogs and Poultry, Sugar 

 and Wine ; and faw a whole Houfe full of Jefu- 

 its Bark, as I have faid already. I was here al- 

 fo formerly with Captain Sharp, when we had fo 

 fmart an Engagement that we loft a great Number 

 of our Men and every one of our Surgeons was 

 kill'd befide my felf, who was then left to guard 

 the Canoas. 



R. Yk: We went hence a little further to Leeward, and 

 water'd at the River Tlo> where we got Oil-Olive, 

 Figs, and Sugar, with feveral Fruits ; all which 

 grow there very plentiful. There is an Oil-work, 

 and 2 or 3 Sugar-works. There are extraordinary 

 good Oranges, of the China Sort. 'Tis the fineft 

 A fine Valley I have feen on all the Coaft of Peru y very 

 Valley, fertile and well furnifh'd with a Multitude of Vege- 

 tables : Though it has no Moifture but that of the 

 little River, ("which they carry winding up and 

 down among their Grounds in artificial Channels^) 

 and the great Dew which falls every Night. The 

 Valley is the pleafanter, and fo are all thofe of Pe- 

 ru and Chili, for the difmal barren Mountains that 

 lies all about, and ferve as a Foil to them : They 

 are moftly fandy or black Rocks, like Cinders or 

 Iron- ft ones for Colour. 



In failing along upon this Coaft we were fome- 

 times put to it for Food as well as Water; and 

 once were fo Hunger-pinch'd, that meeting with 

 fome Sea-crabs on the Coaft, one of our Men, 

 Mr. Smallbones, eat them raw, and even Sea-weeds : 

 But others of us, whofe Stomachs would not ferve 

 for that Food, looking about found a lean galPd 

 Horfe graifing in a little Spot at the Foot of the 

 Hill ; which we prefently kilPd, cut in pieces, and 

 making a Fire with Sea-weeds, eat the Flefti while 

 'twas hardly warm, leaving none, but carrying the 

 very Guts aboard* 



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